More and more pediatricians are raising alarm bells regarding the serious and irreparable harm that the Trump family separation policy is having on children.  From the President of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), pediatricians who serve on the American Academy of Pediatrics Immigrant Health Special Interest Group to... Continue »
Points To The Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans As One of the Many Cruel and Inhumane Immigration Policies of the Last Month Countdown to TPS Decision Deadline for Yemen and Somalia: 4 Weeks In an article for CNN, Catherine Shoichet details the many harmful immigration policy... Continue »
A US Senator is denied access to inspect the well-being of children: contractor calls police on him As President Trump openly claims that he is above the law, below is a roundup have of recent episodes that how his administration is advancing an immigration enforcement agenda that is unaccountable,... Continue »
In a Houston Chronicle op-ed, Dr. Reshem Agarwal and Dr. Marsha Griffin of the American Academy of Pediatrics state their strong opposition to the Trump administration family separation policy “due to the detrimental effects of cumulative stress upon a developing brain. Research shows overwhelmingly the deep and lasting harm... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice With No Transparency and Accountability, the Trump Administration Continues to Harm Children In Spite of Overwhelming Concern by Pediatricians ICYMI: CNN, “How One Month Reshaped the US Immigration Landscape” Trump’s Immigration Enforcement Strategy: Unaccountable, Un-American and Increasingly Unlawful ICYMI: “Taking immigrants kids from parents shows contempt for... Continue »
In response to the Trump Administration’s continued separation of families at the border, thousands of advocates across more than 30 locations rallied today against the cruel and inhumane practice, which has kept children as young as 2 years old away from their mothers for months. Advocates from Washington to... Continue »
The Emergency Request is on behalf of five parents who were separated from their children in South Texas A recording of the call can be found here Read the Request for Precautionary Measures here. Read the stories of the petitioners here. McAllen, Texas — Yesterday, the Texas Civil Rights Project,... Continue »
Implications of Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras Wreak Havoc on Families and Communities Countdown to TPS Decision Deadline for Yemen and Somalia: 5 Weeks In an interview for KDLG, Jeremy Hobson sat down with Marta Connor, a TPS holder from Honduras, and Martin Pineda, an organizer... Continue »
Parents Describe Fear and Anguish Under Trump’s Family Separation Policy In just the first two weeks under Trump’s new family separation policy, 658 children have been taken from parents, almost 46 children per day.  At this rate, thousands of children could be taken from parents within months as a result... Continue »
A Is For America podcast
The latest episode of our podcast, “A is for America”, features an interview with Amy Rose, Legal Director of the ACLU of Nevada, who spoke to us about an anti-immigrant ballot initiative that advocates managed to keep off the ballot this fall in Nevada. It’s been another crazy week in... Continue »